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ID: 60990
Title: Biomass production, carbon sequestration and water transmission properties as influenced by densified plantations raised on old river bed lands in the north west Himalayas.
Author: A. Raizada, B.N.Ghosh, J.Jayaprakash and Charan Singh.
Editor: Dr.O.P. Chaturvedi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian journal of soil conservation Vol.42 (1). 85-97 (2014)
Subject: Soil Conservation
Keywords: Degraded lands, Fire wood, Plantation, Short rotation forestry, Soil properties, Thinning.
Abstract: Old river bed lands in the North West Himalayas have generally been utilized for the production of fooder and firewood but its quantitative biomass production and resource (carbon and water) conservation potential have not been worked out. Plantations of three species-Grewia otiva Drumm, Bauhinia variegate L. and Dalbergia sisso Roxb.were raised during 1996, at 2x2 m (close), 3x2 m (medium) and4x2 m (wide) spacings and were thinned mechanically at the age of 7, 12 and 15 years. The performance 0f D. sisso was the best with trees attaining an average height of 9.87 m and 10.3 m in the 7th year and 12th year, respectively. G.optiva trees attained an average height of 5.67 m and 6.20 m at the same age. Foliage (as fooder) availability from annual prunings in G.optiva declined from the 11th year and woody biomass from 8th year. More woody biomass was obtained at medium spacing and that of foliage at close spacing. First thinning in the 7th year yielded 54.70, 20.45 and 13.65 t ha-1 of woody biomass at close spacing in D.sissoo, Goptiva and B.variegata, respectively, followed by production from medium and wide spacing. During the 2nd thinning at the 12th year, maximum woody biomass (100.50 t ha-1) was obtained from D.sissoo at medium spacing followed by 53.43 t ha-1 from G.optiva at wide spacing and 34.94 t ha-1 from B.variegata medium spacing. Annual rate of increase of SOC in the 0-45 cm soil depth ranged from 502 to 1410 kg C ha-1. The humification rate was determined to be 0.195. Carbon sequestration rate varied from 1.32 to 0.55 t ha-1 yr-1 and followed the trend of D.sissoo <B.variegata<G.optiva.
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Literature cited 1: Anonymous, 1999.Annual Report of the forest Survey of India, Dehradun. Anonymous, 2000.Agricultural Statistics at a Glance. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Dept, of Agric.and Co-operation, Min.of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Literature cited 2: Arora, Y.K. and Vishwanathan, M.K. 1995. Alternate land use system for marginal and boulder riverbed lands. In: G.Sastry, V.N. Sharda, G.P. Juyal and J.S. Samra (Eds). Torrent Menace. Challenges and Opportunities. C.S.W.C.R.T.I., Dehradun.pp. 159-163. Aulakh, M.S., Khera, T.S., Doran, J.W. and Bronson, K.F. 2001. Managing Crop Residue with Green Manure, Urea, and Tillage in a Rice-Wheat Rotation.Soil.Sci.Soc.Am.J. 65: 820-827.

ID: 60989
Title: Evaluation of bamboo based conservation measures for rehabilitation of degraded Yamuna ravines.
Author: A.K. Singh, S. Kala, S.K. Dubey, B. Krishna Rao, M.L. Gaur, K.P. Mohapatra and B. Prasad.
Editor: Dr.O.P. Chaturvedi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian journal of soil conservation Vol.42 (1). 80-84 (2014)
Subject: Soil Conservation
Keywords: Bamboo, Gully bed, Livelihood security, Ravine, Resource, Runoff, Slope stabilization.
Abstract: This vast of tract of existing ravine lands in northwestern part of India poses potential threat to nearby productive lands due to over exploitation and mismanagement. There is an urgent need to manage these problematic lands and protect both the arable and non-arable land from further degradation. Keeping this in view, an experiment was undertaken to evaluate bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) based resource conservation techniques in the Yamuna ravines, at Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Research Centre at Agra (U.P). Four small micro watersheds were selected and four treatments viz., plantation of rows of bamboo in the upstream and downstream side of small earthen gully plugs (T1), plantation of bamboo in staggered manner in the gully bed with trenches (T2), two rows of bamboo planted in staggered manner as vegetative barrier (T3) and control catchment having no intervention (T4) were imposed in 2009 and gauging structures were constructed in all four watersheds. Among the four treatments, T-2 recorded highest growth in terms of average culm height (126.20 cm), average culm diameter (7.56 mm) and crown size (72.86 cm) were recorded in T2 followed by T1 than others. The soil physical and chemical properties were also considerably influenced by bamboo plants under treatment imposed lands. The soils under bamboo improved in terms of decreased pH and enhanced soil organic carbon. No soil loss and run off were observed inT1 and T2 after imposition of treatments as compared to average runoff (6.04 and 35.83 mm) average soil loss (0.66 and 4.40 t ha-1) and average silt deposition 90.348 and 410 t ha-1 yr-1) recorded in T3 and control, respectively. In ravine lands, Bamboo acts as good soil binder owing to its dry hardy nature, peculiar dense clump formation and extensive interlocking fibrous root system, natural capacity to regenerate through its rhizomes which play important role in preventing erosion, water holding capacity and nutrient cycling under gully beds.
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Literature cited 1: Anonymous, 2007. Technical bulletin, Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Research Centre, Agra-6 (U.P). Bahadur Prakash, Satish Chandra and Gupta, D.K. 1980. Hydrological studies on experimental basins in the Himalayan region. The influence of man on the hydrological regime with special reference to representative and experimental basins, Symposium-IAHS-AISH Publ.No.130.
Literature cited 2: Behari Bipin, Agarwal, Rashmi, Singh, A.K. and Banerjee, S.K. 2000. Vegetation development in a degraded area under bamboo based agro-forestry system.Ind.For.126 (7): 710-720. Champion, H.G. and Seth, S.K. 1968. Revised survey of the forest types of India, Manager Publications. New Delhi.

ID: 60988
Title: Impact of varying soil moisture regimes on growth and soil nutrient availability in mango.
Author: S.R.Bhriguvanshi, Tarun Adak, Kailash Kumar, Achal Singh and Vinod Kumar Singh.
Editor: Dr.O.P. Chaturvedi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian journal of soil conservation Vol.42 (1). 68-73 (2014)
Subject: Soil Conservation
Keywords: Available soil moisture depletion levels, Dashehari mango, Nutrient availability, Tree growth.
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of Central Institute for Sub-tropical Horticulture, Lucknow during 1995-1999 to evaluate the effect of different soil moisture regimes on tree growth and soil nutrient dynamics in mango orchard. It was observed that regulated irrigation under available soil moisture (ASM) depletion levels influenced tree growth and nutrient availability. The annual increase in stem girth, tree height and canopy spread of trees under 45 % ASM level was found to be superior to control. Available N, P, K and DTPA-45 % extractable micronutrients Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe registered the maximum values in 45 % ASM levels followed by 60 % and 30 % ASM depletion levels. Soils nutrients were positively and significantly correlated to one another. Available nutrients were in higher range in upper 50 cm layer as compared to deeper layers.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: Adak, T., Kumar, K., Singh, V.K., Singh, Vinod Kumar and Singh, A.K. 2012.Effect of different soil moisture regimes on soil moisture dynamics, yield and quality in mango. In: Procedings of 3rd International Agronomy Congress on ?Agriculture Diversification, Climate Change Management and Livelihoods?, held during November 26-30, 2012, at IARI, New Delhi, India, pp. 1416-1418. Al-Yahyai, R., Davies, F.S., Schaffer, B.and Crane, J. 2005. Effect of soil water depletion on growth, yield and fruit quality of Carambola in gravelly loam soil.Proc.Flo.State Hort.Soc, 118: 237-214.
Literature cited 2: Barber, S.A.1995 .Soil nutrient bioavailability: A mechanistic approach. John Wiley & Sons, New York. Bhriguvanshi, S.R., Adak, T., Kumar, K., Singh, V.K., Singh, A. and Singh, V.K. 2012. Impact of fertigation regimes on yield and water use efficiency of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) under subtropical condition.Ind.J.Soil. Cons., 40 (3): 252-256.

ID: 60987
Title: Erosion risk mapping in Peruguda micro-watershed of semi-arid tropics of India using remote sensing and GIS
Author: S.K. Gangopadhyay, G.P.Obi Reddy and Dipak Sarkar.
Editor: Dr.O.P. Chaturvedi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian journal of soil conservation Vol.42 (1). 29-38 (2014)
Subject: Soil Conservation
Keywords: GIS, Peruguda micro-watershed, Semi-arid tropics, Soils, Soil erosion.
Abstract: Soils of Peruguda micro-watershed, developed on geologically complex terrain under semi-arid tropical climate of Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India were studied for their morphological, physical and chemical characteristics with a view to map the erosion risk zones using Remote Sensing and Geographic information System (GIS). Soils developed under seven physiographic units viz., mesa top, mesa shoulder, mesa side slope, mesa foot slope, rocky ridge, undulating plain and narrow to broad valley were mapped and 23 soil mapping units have been identified. The soils vary in depth, drainage, surface texture, pH and organic carbon. The study of land use/land cover indicates that about 44.2 % area is under rainfed agriculture. Based on the image characteristics, soil, and site characteristics and land use/land cover, four erosion classes have been identified in the micro-watershed. The soils of side slopes of undulating plain, mesa shoulder, dissected valley fill as evidenced by the dark to light blue, yellow, white mixed tone covering 33.59 % area of the micro-watershed is under the threat of severe erosion hazard while soil of mesa side slope, rocky ridge and narrow to broad valley, covering an area of 5.01 %, is under very severe erosion hazard as evidenced by the dark blue, yellow and white mixed tone in the satellite imagery. The study indicates an amount of 894.2 to 17812.4 tonnes of soil loss yr-1 from the micro-watershed. The mapping of erosion risk zones using remote sensing and GIS in the micro-watershed helped to identify high erosion risk zones, which needs more attention towards the protection and conservation of natural resources through suitable soil and water conservation measures.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: AIS & LUS, 1970.Soil Survey Manual. All India Soil Survey Organization, IARI, New Delhi. Bhumbla, D.R and Khare, A. 1984. Estimates of Wastelands in India. Society for promotion of Wateland Development, New Delhi, pp. 1-16.
Literature cited 2: Black, C.A. (Ed). 1965. Methods of Soil Analysis.Am.Soc.Agron., Madison, Wisconsin. Chaudhary, R.S. and Sharma, P.D. 1998. Erosion hazard assessment and treatment prioritization for Giri River catchment.Ind.J.Soil Cons., 26 (1): 6-11.

ID: 60986
Title: Estimation of curve numbers for different soil conservation measures in lateristic soil of south Konkan region.
Author: K.D. Gharde, D.M.Mahale and S.S.Idate.
Editor: Dr.O.P. Chaturvedi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian journal of soil conservation Vol.42 (1). 10-16 (2014)
Subject: Soil Conservation
Keywords: Antecedent moisture condition, Curve number, Rainfall, Runoff, Soil conservation measures, South Konkan region
Abstract: Seven Years (1992-1998) rainfall data of Agricultural Research Station, Mulde, District Sindhudurge in South Konkan of Maharashtra State was analyzed for every storm to determine storm wise AMC condition. The entire events fall in each AMC I, II, III were grouped in small, medium and large class. The potential retention (S), value for different storm group with different AMC was then computed by using lognormal distribution for runoff and rainfall pair data. This potential retention value was used for the computation of CN for given condition of the watershed. The estimated average CNs for different conservation measures for AMC I, II, III are 77.93, 81.31 and 84.57, respectively. The VGB produces more runoff followed by NCM, ST and RT. The standard error was also higher in case of NCM (36.28 %), which was then followed by VGB (30.64 %), PT (20.65%) and other micro watershed (1.68 to 19 %). The mean percent runoff factors observed were 45. 70, 23.99, 24.45, 23.55, 26.32 and 50.27 for NCM, IBT, ST, PT, RT and VGB, respectively. The intermittent bench terracing (IBT) and platform terraces (PT) were found more effective in controlling the runoff from study area was found non- significant at 5 % level of confidence. Hence, Computed CNs can be used for estimation of runoff from an ungauged watershed.
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Literature cited 1: Amutha, R. and Porchelvan, P. 2009. Estimation of runoff in Malattar Sub-watershed using SCS-CN method. J.Indian Soc.Remote Sens., 37: 291-304. Andrews, R.G.1954. Use of relative infiltration indices in computing runoff in Rainfall-Runoff Relationship. Edited byV.P. Singh. Water Resource.Pub., Littleton, Colorado.
Literature cited 2: Soil Conservation Service. 1957. National Engineering Handbook Section 4. US soil conservation services, USDA, Washington, D.C.

ID: 60985
Title: Statistical assessment of soil-water characteristic models
Author: Gopal Kumar, D.R. Sena, K.N.Tiwari, R.S. Kurothe and V.N. Sharda.
Editor: Dr.O.P. Chaturvedi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian journal of soil conservation Vol.42 (1). 1-9 (2014)
Subject: Soil Conservation
Keywords: Akaike information criterion (AIC), RETC (Retention curve) Soil water retention curve (SWRC)
Abstract: A statistical assessment of curve fitting to soil water retention curve has been carried out for two different types of soils viz., Kharagpur sandy loam soil (four layers) and Black clay soil of Akola. The closed for m equation describing soil water retention function of van Genuchten [VG (m, n) and VG (n)] and Brooks-Corey (BC) was fitted using RETC software and detailed statistical analysis was carried out to compare their performance. Results revealed that all the three models were found to perform reasonably well. The statistical analysis performed to discriminate the models such as R2, AIC, t-value and RSS had showed a little difference among the models used for comparison. However, considering the relative ease at which the computation of hydraulic properties can be performed and the practical situation that can be accommodated, VG (n) is the best model among all the three models. This represents a simple closed form equation that can be derived to express the hydraulic conductivity function as compared to VG (m, n).
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Literature cited 1: Brooks, R.H. and Corey, A.T. 1966. Properties of porous media affecting fluid flow.J.Irrig.Drain.Eng., ASCE, 92: 61-88. Gharde, K.D., Nagdeve, M.B., Bhange, H.N. and Mahle, D.M. 2007. Modeling one dimensional water flow in unsaturated zone of watershed.Ind.J.Soil.Cons., 35 (2): 89-96.
Literature cited 2: Marquardt, D.W. 1963. An algorithm for least-squares estimation of nonlinear parameters, J.Soc.Ind.Appl.Math., 11: 431-441. Mualem, Y. 1984. A modified dependent domain theory of hysteresis. Soil Sci., 137: 283-291.

ID: 60984
Title: Mapping Research on Poplar (Populus spp) in ' Forest Science Database '
Author: Arundahati Kaushik, Ritu Negi, Santan Barthwal and Y.P. Singh.
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 151-156 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Mapping, Research, Poplar, Forest, Database.
Abstract: The Populus genus consists of more than thirty species distributed across the cold temperate region in northern hemisphere. According to the Foreword of 23rd Session of International Poplar Commission, Beijing China. Poplars and willows contribute significantly to people, their lives, and livelihoods through the provision of wood products (industrial roundwood poles, pulp and paper, reconstituted boards, plywood, veneer, sawn timber, packing crates, pallets, furniture, etc), non-wood products (fodder, medicines, etc) and environmental and social services (shelter, shade and protection of soil, water, crops, livestock and dwellings). Poplars and willows play an important role in phyto-remediation of severely degraded sites, rehabilitation of fragile ecosystems, landscape restoration, sequestration of carbon and, increasingly, as a viable source of bioenergy.
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Literature cited 1: Arrebola-Pascual, I; Garcia-Lopez, J.A. 2002. Presence of pharmacoepidemiology in three bibliographic databases: Medline, IPA and SCI. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safety, 11 (6): 499-502 Ball, J. Carle, J. and Del Lungo, A. 2005. Contribution of poplars and willows to sustainable forestry and rural development. Unasylva, 56 (221): 3-11.
Literature cited 2: Gao Jie. 2010. Bibliographic analysis of core journals on poplar research in China. Journal of Anhui Agricultural Sciences [http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-AHNY201036203.htm]. He Ping; Luo Youqing; Lu WenRu 2009. A bibliometric analysis on global literatures of invasive alien species of forest. Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 31 (6): 77-85.

ID: 60983
Title: Status of Anatomy and Physical Properties of Wood in Poplars.
Author: P.K. Pande
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 132-150 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Anatomy, Physical, Properties, wood, Poplars.
Abstract: Poplars are among the world ' s fastest growing industrial wood, which is grown in pure or mixed plantations as well as in association with agricultural crops. Poplars are also widely cultivated on the field boundaries, roads, canals, riverbanks as multipurpose tree species. Their wood is in much demand for pulp, plywood, matchwood, packing cases and light constructional timber. In India, many species of Populus were introduced among which P.deltoides did very well and has now occupied large chunk of forests, farmland, road and canal-sides in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, North Bengal, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
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Literature cited 1: Ani. S. and Lim, S.C. 1993. Variation in specific gravity of five year old Acacia mangium from the Batu Arang plantation, Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 6 (2): 203-206. Aziz, M. and Pande, P.K.2008. Intra-ramet and inter-clonal variations in the dimensions of wood elements and specific gravity in male and female clones of Populus deltoides Bart. Ex.Marsh.In:
Literature cited 2: Uttarakhand State Science Technology Congress, 3rd, Rookee, 10-11 November 2008. Proceedings.p. 92. Aziz, M. and Pande, P.K. 2010.Intra ramet variations of fiber dimensions in F1female of Populus deltoides Bartr. Ex. Marsh. In: Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress, 5th, Dehradun, 10-12 November 2010. Proceedings. P. 182.

ID: 60982
Title: Studies on Wood Quality of Poplar
Author: Vimal Kothiyal
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 123-131 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Wood Quality, Poplar.
Abstract: Poplar (Populus deltoids) is an extensively planted agro forestry tree species in northern India. Its wood for industrial and domestic use is available from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. After eucalypts, poplar is the major source of woody raw material from plantations. Research organizations in India have been working on its utilization aspects and have generated voluminous data ranging from strength properties to seasoning behaviour, preservation, ammonia fumigation, wood working and finishing qualities in addition to peeling characteristics and manufacture of panel products. The species is the main source of raw material from trees outside forests in northern India. P. ciliata is found and mainly grown in hilly tracts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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Literature cited 1: Badoni, S.P; Gupta, S; Shukla, K.S. and Sharma, S.N. 1990. A note on staining poplar (Populus deltoids) using ammonia fumigation aqueous Terminalia alata bark extract. Journal of the Tiber Development Association of India, 36 (3): 20-25. Beri, R.M; Kumar, K. and Kambo, A.S. 1979. Outside storage of wood logs II Studies on the effect of perspectives on chemical constituents and pulping quality of poplar (P. deltoids) logs during outside storage. Indian Pulp and Paper, 34 (3): 3-7.
Literature cited 2: Coleman, J.D. 1981. Reconstituted wood products, 1-US Patent 4232067 (7th Nov; 1980), 2-Australian Patent S1084S (9th Jan., 1981). Dev, I. and Kainth, P.S. 1989. A Short note on the treatability of Acacia tortilis and Populus deltoids. In: Seminar on Social Forestry and Agroforestry, Dehradun, 19-21 December 1989. Proceedings. Dehradun, FRI.

ID: 60981
Title: Status of Insect Pests of Poplar in India with Special Reference to Clostera spp.
Author: Mukhtar Ahmad and Mohammad Faisal
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 105-122 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Insect, Pests, Poplar, India, Clostera spp.
Abstract: Most of the toxic poplars, especially Populus deltoids have been suffering multiple insect injuries since their introduction in India. Infestation by different insect species to poplar has been reported from time to time by many workers, including Pruthi and Batra (1960); Chatterjee and Thapa (1964);Seth (1969); Lohani (1976); Chatterjee and Chaturvedi (1981); Singh et al. (1983); Singh and Prasad (1985); Singh and Singh (1986); Sohi (1989), etc. Such reports provide specific information of insect incidences. By 1980s, the defoliation outbreak spread over an area of 1, 100 ha and became alarming. It had to be suppressed by aerial spraying of Carbaryl (Sevin) insecticide (Singh et al., 1983; Singh, 1998). This defoliator by Clostera spp. is known to significantly decrease the growth increment of poplar trees (Gao et al., 1985). Severe and repeated defoliation in young plants results in mortality (Singh and Singh, 1986).
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad, D.and Ashraf, M.1981.Notes on biology and habits of Chrysomela populi L (Col: Chrysomelidae) in the forest of Kashmir. In: Symposium on Silviculture, Management. And Utilization of Poplars, Srinagar, 15-18 October 1979.Proceedings. Simla, Government of India Press.pp 142-143. Ahmad, M. 1992. Bio-efficacy of egg parasites, Trichogramma spp. against poplar defoliator, Clostera cupreata. Indian Journal of Forestry, 15 (3): 198-202.
Literature cited 2: Ahmad, M. 1993. Relative resistance indifferent clones of Poulus deltoids to poplar defoliator, Clostera cupreata (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) Annals of Forestry, 1(1): 1-12. Ahmad, M. and Faisal, M. 2004. First record of Eupterote undata (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) infesting Populus deltoids. Annals of Forestry, 12 (2): 285-286.

ID: 60980
Title: Fungal Decay in Poplar Trees and Wood.
Author: N.S.K. Harsh
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 100-104 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Fungal, Decay, Poplar Trees, Wood.
Abstract: Poplar (Populus deltoids) is an ideal tree for agroforestry and farm forestry in North India. Indigenous poplars grow in the Himalayas whereas P.deltoides has been introduced on the farm land in the pains of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The trees have become an integral part of the agri-ecosystem and play an important role in local, state and national economy. Initially, poplar farming was introduced to meet the demand of match industry but now poplar wood is extensively used in making plywood and many other products. Presently, the plywood industry is the main consumer of poplar wood.
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Literature cited 1: Bakshi, B.K; Puri, Y.N. and Singh, S. 1967. Natural decay resistance of Indian timbers. I. Introduction and methods. II. Decay resistance of sal and teak. Indian Forester, 93: 305-328. Harsh, N.S.K. 2008. Researches on natural decay resistance of juvenile timbers like poplars. Project Completion Report submitted to Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.25p.
Literature cited 2: Harsh, N.S.K; Chandra, S; Kumar, V. and Dhiman, R.C. 2009. Natural decay resistance of poplar wood in north India. In: National Forestry Conference, 4th, Dehradun, 9-11 November 2009. Abstracts. P. 148. Singh, P. and Singh, S. 1986. Insect pests and diseases of poplars. Dehradun, Forest Research Institute.p. 74.

ID: 60979
Title: Status of Poplar Diseases in India.
Author: Y.P. Singh, Kartik Uniyal, Archana Bagwari, Kavita, Santan Barthwal, R.C. Dhiman and J.N. Gandhi
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 84-99 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Status, Poplar, Diseases, India.
Abstract: Monocultures are widely believed to attract diseases and pests and to be more vulnerable than mixed stands, especially in the long term. Disease problems have, therefore, posed the question regarding the overuse of single clones and use of large monoclonal plantations.
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Literature cited 1: Bagchee, K. 1960.Pathology of Kashmir Forest-A survey and review of the problems and methods of protection. Dehradun, FRI and C. 85 p. Bagwari, A. 2009.Morphological and cultural variations among isolates of Drechslera sp. of poplar. M.Sc. thesis. Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar. 43p.
Literature cited 2: Bagwari, A; Singh, Y.P; Mishra, S; Singh, R. and N. Singh. 2010. Morphological and cultural variations among isolates of Drechslera sp. of poplar. In: International Conference on Mountain Diversity and Sustainable Development, Dehradun, 13-15 March 2010.Abstracts.Dehradun, Doon University. P. 40 Bakshi, B.K. 1976. Forest pathology: Principles and practice in forestry. Delhi, Controller of publications.400p.

ID: 60978
Title: Poplar Culture for Speedy Carbon Sequestration in India: A case Study from Terai Region of Uttarakhand.
Author: Mohit Gera
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 75-83 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Poplar Culture, Speedy Carbon Sequestration, India, Terai Region, Uttarakhand.
Abstract: Kyoto Protocol recognizes forestry as an acceptable mean of carbon sequestration, and the sector offers possibilities for significant climate change mitigation. During the Seventh Meeting of Conference of Parties (CoP 7) held at Marrakesh (Morocco) in 2001, it was decided that only afforestation and reforestation (A and R) project activities would be eligible under LULUCF sector of the clean development mechanism (CDM). The A and R project activities eligible under CDM include agro forestry, farm forestry, plantations of mixed species, and orchards. There are enough evidences to show that individuals and communities can use tree plantations sustainably to support livelihoods besides carrying out agricultural and horticultural production.
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Literature cited 1: Dhanda, R.S. and Verma, R.K. 2001. Timbler volumes and weight tables of farm grown poplar (P. deltoids Bartr.ex Marsh) in Punjab. Indian Forester, 127 (1): 115-125. Dhiman, R.C. 2006. Breaking barriers for A and R projects agroforestry. In: Meeting of Stakeholders on Proposed Policy Reforms to Remove the Barriers to CD A & R Projects, Dehradun, 14-15 September 2006. Proceedings, Dehradun, ICFRE.
Literature cited 2: Gera, M; Mohan, G; Bisht, N.S. and Gera, N. 2006. Carbon sequestration potential under agroforestry in Rupnagar district of Punjab. Indian Forester, 132 (5): 543-555. Gera, M; Gera, Mohit and Bisht, N.S. 2011a. Carbon sequestration potential of selected plantation interventions in terai region of Uttarakhand. Indian Forester, 137 (3): 273-289.

ID: 60977
Title: Poplar Culture on Farmland: Farmer ' s Experience from Uttar Pradesh.
Author: Nikki Pilania Chaudhary and Gaurav Chaudhary.
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 68-74 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Poplar Culture, Farmland, Farmer, Experience, Uttar Pradesh.
Abstract: The increasing pressure of growing population and demand for food and wood had resulted in conversion of large areas of forests to agriculture, industrial and urban development. This further led to scarcity of fuel wood, timber for construction and wood for many commercial uses. In order to save forests and trees for an important role that they play in climate change mitigation, prevention of soil erosion, etc, measures have been taken by several countries to conserve them and this has further reduced the supply of wood. The shortage of supply of timber is likely to increase in India making it difficult for the country to meet its requirements from both domestic and international front. Hence, partial solution to the above problems could be to increase area under tree cover by either growing trees on farm boundaries or by integrating them with agricultural crops on farmland. In other words, there is a need for wide scale adoption of agro forestry as land use.
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Literature cited 1: Chandra, J.P. 2001. Scope of poplar cultivation. Indian Forester, 127 (1): 50-60. Chandra, J.P.2003. Role of forest based industries/plantation companies in development of agro forestry. In: Pathak, P.S. and Newaj, R. Eds. Agroforestry: Potentials and opportunities. Jodhpur, Agrobios and Indian Society of Agro forestry.
Literature cited 2: Hara, S.S. 2006. Agro forestry in north-western India. A unique success. In: International Congress on Cultivated Forests, Bilbao, 3-7 October 2006. Proceedings.

ID: 60976
Title: Status of Intercropping in Poplar Based Agro forestry in India.
Author: Sanjeev K. Chauhan, R. Sharma and W.S. Dhillon
Editor: Shailendra Kaushik, Y.P.Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Manisha Thapliyal, Santan Barthwal
Year: 2012
Publisher: ENVIS Centre on Forestry
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: ENVIS Forestry Bulletin Vol. 12 (1) 49-67 (2012)
Subject: Forestry Bulletin
Keywords: Status, Intercropping, Poplar, Agroforestry, India
Abstract: India has made heavy investment and growth in agricultural sector. There has been tremendous increase in production area and productivity of food grains, which however has not come without negative impact on ecology, thus affecting the generations to come. The mankind is facing a huge challenge of meeting its basic needs of food, shelter, etc. one the one hand and conservation of natural resource on the other hand. The use of agrochemicals in agriculture crop production promised food security, but at the cost of polluting air, soil and water resources. The loss of forest land, for human habitation, development activities and intensive agriculture resulted in ecological imbalance. Further, the crucial support systems like soil health, air and water quality, groundwater recharge, natural control of pests, etc. are diminishing. Therefore, need has been realized to conserve the natural resources and protect the deteriorating environment so that the much needed growth in agriculture is maintained sustainably.
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Literature cited 1: Ajit; Das; D.K; Chaturvedi, O.P; Jubeen, N. and Dhyani, S.K. 2011. Predictive models for dry weight estimation of above and below ground biomass components of populous deltoids in India: Development and comparative diagnosis. Biomass and Bioenergy, 35 (3): 1145-1152. Aulakh, K.S. 2005. Crop diversification is a necessity: Paddy a drain on Punjab water resources. The Tribune, 25 February 2005.
Literature cited 2: Ball, J; Carle, J. and Lungo, A.D. 2005. Contribution of poplars and willows to sustainable forestry and rural development. Unasylva, 221: 3-9. Bangarwa, K.S.and Wuehlisch, G.V. 2009. Using exotic poplar in northern India for higher returns in agroforestry. Asia-Pacific Agroforestry News, 35: 3-5.